Twine-holder.



`N0.78o,934. PATENTBD JAN.24,1905.

' E.O.BULMAN.

TWINE HOLDER. APPLIQATION FILED DBO. 23, 1903'.

Grezzana-nnss UNITED STATES Patented January 24, 1905.

PATENT GEETCE.

TWINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,934, dated January24, 1905. Application filed December 23,1903. Serial No. 186,885.

T (LZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELvAH O. VBULMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Twine-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ap-- pliances for holdingwrapping-twine for use in tying up bundles in grocery, dry-goods,clothing, and other stores; and its objects are,'first, to provide adevice with which the twine may be kept in convenient reach of theoperator in a neat compact condition, and, second, to provide for takingup the slack or surplus twine after use, and thus avert the danger of along piece of twine dangling in an inconvenient and unsightly manner. Iattain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which I have shown an elevation of the device with two formsof twineholders in position.

Similar letters referto similar parts throughout the drawing.

In the drawing, A represents a section of ceiling to which the support Bis secured by means of screw-eyes a a or other suitable device attachedto the support., as at j and Z. The support is made of wire andconstructed practically as follows: Commencing at Z) I form a loop orring which interlocks with the loop O. From here the wire passespractic'ally to c and then up and back to e, forming a conical-shapedsupport Z for long conical balls or rolls E of twine, (shown in sectionto disclose the support aZ,) and I prefer that a loop or ring c beformed at the top of this support to act as a guide for the twine, whichpasses through the loop Zn, same as the twine cZ, as shown, being shownbroken off in the drawing to avert the danger of confusion by passing itthrough the ring with the twine cZ, it not being designed to have bothforms of twine rolls or balls in use at once. From e the wire continuesto f, where the coiled basket or pocket C is formed for the reception ofthe ball of twine D, as indicated, and from the top coil of the basketthe wire extends down to Zz, bends at right angles, and extends to c',thence at right angles to j, where it is secured to one of thescrew-eyes ct, thence again at right angles to Z, with a loop or ringbetween these points. At Z it is again secured to another screw-eye ct,and from this point it extends down to n and up to 0 and vfrom 0 to Z,where it is interlocked with the loop Z, with the end vP extending outand provided with a loop g.

I also provide a slide F, which is loosely looped around the standard mby the loops f', so that it may easily slide up and down thereon.

Tothread the support, place the ball D or the roll E, as the case maybe, in place, as shown. Pass the twine up through the loop K, thencedown and through the loop in the slide F and up and through the loop q,with the end eZ hanging down within reach ofthe operator. When the endCZ" is drawn down for the purpose oi' wrapping it around a bundle, theslide F is drawn up to the position of the dotted lines near the top ofthe standard m before the twine unwinds from the ball or roll, and whenthe twine is broken oi and allowed to swing free the slide F drops backto its normal position, as shown, and draws the end cZ" oi' the twine upout of the way, thus averting the inconvenience of a long piece of twinelying upon a counter or becoming entangled with packages and being drawnfrom the ball, as is often the case where the twine 'must be left asused.

eyesat j and Z, as with it the support may be held to place by passingthe cords through the loop S and securing them to the button t,

or, if desired, it may be lowered for replacing the ball or roll oftwine.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a twine-holder, a frame having an upper and a lower parallelhorizontal bar, connected with twine-holders on the lower bar and loopsin the upper bar, one end of said bars connected by an integral verticalend bar, a triangular frame attached to the opposite ends of theseparallel bars and extending below the lower bar, one side of saidtriangular frame forming a vertical guide, a slide looped to said guideand having a looped re- IOO eeptaele for the twine, an arm projectingout from the upper end of this guide and terminating in a loop,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a twine-holder, a wire frame having` an upper anda lowerhorizontal bar, twineholders upon the lower bar and loops upon the upperbar, the hars connected at one end by an integral vertical bar, avertical guide connected with the opposite end of the lower bar, andextending up to and looped with the end of the upper bar, the end of thewire projeeting outward from this point and terminating' in a loop, aslide looped to said vertical guide and having a receptacle for thetwine between the loop on the upper horizontal bar and the loop in theprojecting arm, suhstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Deceniher 19, 1903.

ELVAH O. BULMAN. Vitnesses:

C. V. GILLEY, 1. J. CILLEY.

